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AI that works beyond the demo

Get ahead of the game with what's required to move from prototype to production.

We understand the pain of implementing AI

These are the problems we see in almost every engagement.

01 · Demos are easy

Moving from prototype to production is harder than it looks.

The demo works. Real users don't behave like your test cases, and models hallucinate in ways you won't catch until it's live.

02 · Models change constantly

It's hard to know how each update affects your product.

New releases promise improvements. Without evaluation infrastructure, you can't tell if an update helps or hurts until it's too late.

03 · Explaining performance

How do you show investors, customers, or regulators it's working?

"It seemed fine in testing" isn't good enough. You need evidence - and a system that produces it on demand.

04 · Real users are unpredictable

Users will use your product in ways you didn't anticipate.

The prompts you tested for are never the ones that cause problems. Edge cases compound quickly in production.

05 · LLMs hallucinate

You're not sure how often your AI is making things up.

Every LLM hallucinates sometimes. Without systematic evaluation, you don't know your error rate - and neither do your users.

06 · Wrong decisions early

Wrong architecture decisions now cost twice as much to fix later.

The choices made in the first weeks determine how hard everything is after. Bad foundations are expensive to rebuild.

Three ways to work together

Start wherever makes sense. Many engagements begin with a Strategy Sprint and move into Fractional Engineering.

Fractional AI Engineering

"Be the AI engineer we don't have."

A senior AI engineer embedded with your team. Strategy, hands-on engineering, evaluation infrastructure, and continuous improvement at a flexible monthly cadence.

Monthly cadence - flexible commitment Learn more

Strategy Sprint

"Show me where I stand and what to do next."

A clear technical roadmap: what to build, what to avoid, what to prioritise, and how you'll know it's working. The architectural decisions made before you write code.

Fixed price - 2-3 weeks Learn more

Evaluation

"Is what we've built working?"

An honest, independent assessment of your existing AI system. What the evaluation infrastructure looks like, where the gaps are, and a clear plan for what to do about it.

Fixed price - 1-2 weeks Learn more

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